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TMI BlogEffect of GST on Textile SectorX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Effect of GST on Textile Sector - Goods and Services Tax - GST Dated:- 13-7-2019 - News - Export of apparel (in pairs) has shown an increase of 16% from 116 million units in 2016-17 to 157 million units in 2018-19. Export of total textiles and clothing has shown an increase of 2.7% from 35,666 US million dollars in 2017-18 to 36, 627 US million dollars in 2018-19. Government has been ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... taking multi-pronged efforts through various schemes/programmes for expansion of textile manufacturing, infrastructure development, upgradation of technology, supporting innovation, enhancing skills and traditional strengths in the textile sector that lead to improvement in textile sector in the country including in Tiruppur. The schemes and programmes include: A separate scheme for deve ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... lopment of Knitting and Knitwear Sector was launched in January 2019 with an outlay of ₹ 47.72 crore for a period up to 31.3.2020to boost production in knitting and knitwear clusters at Ludhiana, Kolkata and Tiruppur. Government launched a Special Package of ₹ 6000 crore in 2016 for garments and made-ups sectors. The package offers Rebate of State Levies (RoSL), labour law ref ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... orms, additional incentives under Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme ATUFS and relaxation of Section 80JJAA of Income Tax Act . The RoSL scheme has been replaced by the new RoSCTL (Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies) scheme from 7th March 2019 and shall remain in force up to 31.03.2020. The rates under Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) have been enhanced from 2% to ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 4% for garment and made-ups, 5% to 7% for handloom and handicrafts w.e.f. 1st November 2017. Products such as fibre, yarn and fabric in the textile value chain are being strengthened and made competitive through various schemes, inter alia, Powertex for fabric segment, ATUFS for all segments except spinning, Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) for all segments, etc. Assistance is also provi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ded to exporters under Market Access Initiative (MAI) Scheme. Government has enhanced interest equalization rate for pre and post shipment credit for exports done by MSMEs of textile sector from 3% to 5% from 02.11.2018. Benefit of Interest Equalization Scheme has been extended to merchant exporters from 02.01.2019 which was earlier limited to only manufacturer exporters. Amended Technolo ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... gy Upgradation Fund Scheme is being implemented to upgrade technology/machinaries of textile industry with an outlay of ₹ 17,822 crore during 2016-2022 which will attract investment of ₹ 1 lakh crore and generate employment in the textile sector by 2022. Under the Scheme of Integrated Textile Park (SITP), Government provides 40% subsidy with a ceiling of ₹ 40 crore to se ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... t up Textile Parks for infrastructure creation and employment generation. As a part of Government s focus on skill development and employment generation in the textile sector, Government is implementing the Samarth Scheme for Capacity Building , to train 10 lakh youth for a period of three years from 2017-18 to 2019-20, at an estimated cost of ₹ 1300 crore. Apart from th ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e aforesaid programmes, Government has been implementing various schemes for promoting investment, production, employment generation and for boosting exports in the textile sector. These include PowerTex India Scheme - for Powerloom Sector Development, Silk Samagra- the integrated silk development scheme, Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS), North Eastern Region Textile Promotion ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Scheme (NERTPS), Incentive Scheme for Acquisition of Plants and Machinery (ISAPM) for Jute Industry and Jute Diversified Products Manufacturing Units, NHDS for handloom and handicraft sectors, etc. This information was given by the Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha. - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementin ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... dia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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